American agave

/əˌmɛrəkən əˌgɑvi/
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Definitions of American agave
  1. noun
    widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies
    synonyms: Agave americana
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    type of:
    American aloe, agave, century plant
    tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
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